1962 New York Titans season

1962 New York Titans season
Owner	Harry Wismer (until Nov. 8)
Head coach	Bulldog Turner
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	4th AFL East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1962 New York Titans season was the third season for the team in the American Football League (AFL), and the final season for the franchise before becoming the Jets the following season. The Titans finished in last place in the AFL East with a record of 5–9.

Roster

1962 New York Titans roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Butch Songin 12 Johnny Green 12 Harold Stephens 17 Lee Grosscup 19 Bob Scrabis Running backs (RB) 24 Jim Tiller HB 25 Mel West HB 31 Bill Mathis 45 Dick Christy HB 32 Bobby Fowler FB 41 Charlie Flowers FB 30 Dean Look 35 Ed Kovac HB Wide receivers (WR) 13 Don Maynard 84 Art Powell SE 80 Perry Richards Tight ends (TE) 88 Thurlow Cooper TE 86 Karl Kaimer

Offensive linemen (OL) 55 Alex Kroll LT 79 Fran Morelli RT 62 Sid Fournet RG 70 Gene Cockrell RT 52 Mike Hudock C Defensive linemen (DL) 74 Nick Mumley DE 73 George Strugar 77 Dick Guesman 78 LaVerne Torczon 75 John Kenerson 75 Proverb Jacobs

Linebackers (LB) 60 Larry Grantham OLB 82 Ed Cooke OLB 57 Hubert Bobo MLB 56 Roger Ellis 64 Jerry Fields Defensive backs (DB) 40 Dainard Paulson 33 Paul Hynes 2 Billy Atkins 22 Lee Riley S 26 Wayne Fontes Special teams 29 Bill Shockley 20 Curley Johnson

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 9	at Oakland Raiders	W 28–17	1–0	Frank Youell Field	12,893	Recap
2	September 16	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–40	1–1	Balboa Stadium	22,003	Recap
3	September 22	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–6	2–1	War Memorial Stadium	24,024	Recap
4	September 30	Denver Broncos	L 10–32	2–2	Polo Grounds	5,729	Recap
5	October 6	Boston Patriots	L 14–43	2–3	Polo Grounds	4,719	Recap
6	October 14	at Houston Oilers	L 17–56	2–4	Jeppesen Stadium	20,650	Recap
7	October 21	at Dallas Texans	L 17–20	2–5	Cotton Bowl	17,814	Recap
8	October 28	San Diego Chargers	W 23–3	3–5	Polo Grounds	7,175	Recap
9	November 4	Oakland Raiders	W 31–21	4–5	Polo Grounds	4,728	Recap
10	November 11	Dallas Texans	L 31–52	4–6	Polo Grounds	5,974	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 22	at Denver Broncos	W 46–45	5–6	Bears Stadium	15,776	Recap
13	November 30	at Boston Patriots	L 17–24	5–7	Boston University Field	20,015	Recap
14	December 8	Buffalo Bills	L 3–20	5–8	Polo Grounds	4,011	Recap
15	December 15	Houston Oilers	L 10–44	5–9	Polo Grounds	3,828	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	11	3	0	.786	5–1	387	270	W7
Boston Patriots	9	4	1	.692	4–1–1	346	295	L1
Buffalo Bills	7	6	1	.538	1–4–1	309	272	W2
New York Titans	5	9	0	.357	1–5	278	423	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

External links

• 1962 Titans statistics